powerful position being highly trained workers in the one industry that's growing quickly in a depressed economy. >> and unlike certain other areas it's not going to be outsourced to other countries. i think all of those give the workers and the union a greater ability to negotiate and to organize than we're seeing in other industries. >> reporter: back at the union hall, they believe there's also strength in the fact that the organization is made up primarily of women workers. >> women are used to having to fight the fight for their children, for their families, for their communities. and they are kind of silent warriors until they're pushed too far. >> reporter: each side said they are working for the good of the patient and both sides say the other is being unreasonable. but the power of the combatants in this fight make it an interesting chess game to watch. in oakland, john ramos cbs 5. >>> weather time. paul deanno with your forecast. and this type of system coming in from the north and west is exactly what hi-def doppler can see better than any other radar in town. you can see it just lit